On the Benzylium/Tropylium Ion Dichotomy: Electronic Absorption Spectra in Neon Matrices

被引:18
作者
Nagy, Adam [1 ]
Fulara, Jan [1 ,2 ]
Garkusha, Iryna [1 ]
Maier, John P. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Basel, Dept Chem, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
[2] Polskiej Akad Nauk, Inst Fizyki, PL-02668 Warsaw, Poland
基金
瑞士国家科学基金会;
关键词
benzylium; electronic spectra; matrix isolation; tropylium; UV/Vis spectroscopy; LASER FLASH-PHOTOLYSIS; BENZYL CATION; GAS-PHASE; MASS-SPECTROMETRY; RADICAL CATIONS; CARBONIUM-IONS; MOLECULAR-IONS; TROPYLIUM ION; TOLYL CATIONS; SOLID ARGON;
D O I
10.1002/anie.201008036
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
(Figure Presented) Benzyl and tropyl in charge: Electronic spectra of mass-selected benzylium (Bz+) and tropylium (Tr+) cations embedded in solid neon are reported for the first time. They reveal a weak (1)1B1←X1A1 visible (see picture) and a much stronger (1)1A1←X 1A1 ultraviolet transition for Bz+ (C 2v symmetry). The lowest dipole-allowed 1A″2← X1A′1 absorption in the ultraviolet region for Tr+ (D7h) is also observed. © 2011 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.
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